Villancicos para Big Band

An up tempo swinger on the chord changes of 'Who Cares?' A somewhat challenging Trombone - Baritone Sax - Bass unison soli on the second chorus leads into a flexible improvised solo section with backg...

A medium swing piece employing some 12-tone melodic and harmonic techniques, but based on the standard tune 'Out of Nowhere'. Soloists (trumpet or trombone and soprano or tenor) should be comfortable...

Written for the Buddy Rich Big Band.Eb. Written for and played by Buddy from 1985 through 1987. Uptempo swinger with sax soli, piano and baritone solos. Very straightforward and effective. Big shout c...

G minor. Standard big band orchestration. Medium swing chart, very tuneful, lead trumpet high written C. West coast style swing with counterpoint sections ala Shorty Rogers, leading to a powerful shou...

Medium Swing tribute to Rob McConnell utilizing some of his techniques. Opening features unison trumpets (flugels). Second chorus is an ensemble chorus where the rhythm section drops out. This is foll...

Fast Swing A feature for 2 trombones with a bebop melody based on the changes of Sweet Georgia Brown. Each trombone has one chorus with just the ryhthm section then a second chorus with band backgroun...

Fun, lightly swinging, angular melody with modern harmonies. 5 Reeds, 4 Trombones, 4 Trombones, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums. Altos double on flute, Tenor 1 doubles on soprano, Trumpet 1 up to written E...

Up tempo, hard swing groove alternates with Second Line New Orleans street beat feel. 5 Saxes with Flute on Alto 1 and Clarinet on Alto 2 and Tenor 2. 4 trumpets with flugelhorn double on 4th.4 Trombo...

Medium Up Tempo Hard Bop 5 Saxes with Soprano double on Alto 1. 5 Trumpets with Flugelhorn on 5th. 5 Trombones or 4 Trombones with Tuba, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums. Duration 6-8 minutes depending on l...

Style: Medium swing/double time hard bop.Instrumentation:5 Saxes no doubles, 5 trumpets,5 Trombones,Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.Soloists 4 horn frontline; 1st Alto, 1st Tenor Sax, 2nd Trumpet, 2nd Trom...

Style: Shuffle. Instrumentation: 5 Saxes (no doubles),4 trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums +optional vibes.Soloists: Tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, guitar. Rush Hour Shuffle was commissi...

Swing, Medium Blues. Instrumentation: 5 Saxes (flute on 1st alto and 1st tenor),5 trumpets,4 Trombones,Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.Soloists - Trombone, Trumpet , Tenor Sax. My Grannys Hand Blues Commis...

Medium Up Tempo Swing.Other than sharing a common tempo and style, Jelly Roll Morton would hardly recognize this quirky piece. Harmonically the term stomp implies a chromatic dominant chord progressio...

Medium Swing Hard Bop.Commissioned by Jim Boitos and the Illinois State University Jazz Ensemble, this hard blowing angular chart features the trombone section with a lot of powerful ensemble work. Th...

Copyrighted in 1915, this popular tune was subsequently recorded by Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and was a huge hit for Louis Prima in 1956. This laid back 2014 arrangement switches bet...

Commissioned by Anthony Mazzochi for the Marine Park Junior High Jazz Ensemble in Brooklyn, NY, this is an excellent chart for beginning jazz ensembles. It features funky boogaloo feel with a simple m...

The Zinger is a swinger for the pro level band. Scored for five saxes (AATTB), five trumpets, five trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums. But if you only have eight brass, it will still sound fine....

Mix A Modian Lid is a modal swinger for the advanced level band. Scored for five saxes (SATTB), four trumpets, four trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums, plus optional tuba and vibraphone. A trick...

Some Other Rhythm is based on rhythm changes with some alterations. The bridge changes are D7 (b5), Db7 (b5), C7(b5), B7(b5), 2 measures each, which gives the improviser a chance to broaden both melod...

Renaissance Man is a shuffle/swing AABA chart in G minor. The trombones have the melody the first A section (cued in the tenor saxes) then moves to trumpets with the saxes soli on the bridge. The chor...

Up-tempo swing. It's a barn burner! Written using augmented scales and quick rhythmic pops throughout, this fast, driving chart will make an exciting end to your concert. Solos for Bari and Soprano sa...

An exciting medium swing chart written for the NBC Orchestra. Recorded by Phil Kelly on 'Convergence Zone'.

A medium-slow tempo swinger (quarter=100) with lush chords and a pretty melody. Solos in piano and trombone 2 with a brief sax soli. A good chart for the high-level high school band which gives trumpe...

This medium-up swinging chart is reminiscent of Bob Bookmeyer's early writing for big band. The chart containes tenor and trombone solos that can be opened up as well as some extreme register work by...

A moderate tempo 'swinger' in the blues form that begins and ends with the sax section by itself. Also, a nice solo spot for your piano player (or guitarist) in the middle of the tune.